Description
Yes – The Ladder / Eagle Records Audio CD 1999 / 74321 69889 2
UPC 743216988921
The Ladder is the eighteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes. It was released in September 1999 on Eagle Records and is their only studio album recorded with six full time members, following the addition of keyboardist Igor Khoroshev two years prior. The album originated in 1998 when the band visited Vancouver, Canada while touring their previous album, Open Your Eyes (1997). They met producer Bruce Fairbairn, who agreed to work with them on a follow-up album which was recorded at Armoury Studios. During the final recording and mixing sessions Fairbairn died unexpectedly of a heart attack, and Yes dedicated the album to him.
The Ladder received a warm reception from critics who saw the album as a return to creative form from the band. It reached a peak of No. 36 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 99 on the US Billboard 200. Three singles were released, "Homeworld (The Ladder)", "Lightning Strikes", and "If Only You Knew"; the former was used in the 1999 real-time strategy PC game Homeworld. Yes supported the album with their 1999–2000 world tour, during which Khoroshev was fired from the group, while guitarist Billy Sherwood left following the tour's conclusion.
| Label: | Eagle Records – 74321 69889 2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1999 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Prog Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Homeworld (The Ladder) | 9:32 | |
| 2 | It Will Be A Good Day (The River) | 4:53 | |
| 3 |
Lightning Strikes |
|
4:35 |
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| 4 | Can I? | 1:31 | |
| 5 | Face To Face | 5:02 | |
| 6 | If Only You Knew | 5:42 | |
| 7 | To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) | 5:07 | |
| 8 | Finally | 6:01 | |
| 9 | The Messenger | 5:12 | |
| 10 | New Language | 9:19 | |
| 11 | Nine Voices (Longwalker) |
3:22 |
- Artwork – Roger Dean (4)
- Bass Guitar, Vocals – Chris Squire
- Design – Martyn Dean
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Alan White
- Engineer – Mike Plotnikoff
- Engineer [Second] – Paul Silveira
- Guitar [Lead And Acoustic, Steel], Mandolin, Vocals – Steve Howe
- Guitar, Vocals – Billy Sherwood
- Instruments [World] – Randy Raine-Reusch
- Keyboards, Vocals – Igor Khoroshev
- Lead Vocals – Jon Anderson
- Loops [Dance] – Rhys Fulber
- Lyrics By – Jon Anderson
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Producer – Bruce Fairbairn
- Technician [Drums] – Chris Crippen
- Technician [Guitars And Keyboards] – Steve Hennessy
- Technician [Keyboard Tech Support] – Chin Injeti, Drew Arnott
- Written-By – Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Igor Khoroshev, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe
